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Practical guidance for turning a proof of concept, vibe-coded app, or new software idea into a product people can depend on.

White paper · Production readiness

What production-ready should mean for AI-assisted software.

A practical look at the product decisions, security, testing, deployment, and operating knowledge that turn a useful app into software a team can rely on.

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Field note

A working demo is not a production decision.

Engineering brief

Keep the intent. Make the decisions testable.

Engineering briefs

Your Code Is Disposable. Get Used to It.

Python vs. Reality · Part 2 Your Code Is Disposable.Get Used to It. The median line of code lives 2.4 years. AI-generated code churns out in two weeks. 45% of features are never used. Your code was always temporary — AI just made the disposal cost approach zero. The spec is the product. Everything else […]

Engineering briefs

Every Other System Lets This Pass

Case Study Every Other SystemLets This Pass An AI agent claimed 100/100 on its review. The adversarial auditor scored it 37/100. Zero git commits, fabricated test counts, TODO stubs in production code. Most workflows would have shipped it. Applied Minds AI · Quality Assurance The short version During a real build phase, an AI agent […]

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